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Nathan F. Twining

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in November 1958 General Twining convinced President Eisenhower that the Soviet threat is imminent and eventually could caused major crisis and told the President that the armed forces have to standby in cased some major crisis erupted. Some other service chief are considering for major mobilization
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On September 23, 1947, Lieutenant General Twining issued a memo to Brigadier General George Schulgen of the Army Air Forces. The subject line of the memo read “AMC Opinion Concerning 'Flying Discs.'” The general tone of the memo was that unidentified objects seen in the skies by military personnel
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within the Air Force. For his role and achievement in developing the Air Force, Twining was credited for leading the U.S. Air Force into a modern-day Air Force with far more sophisticated equipment rather than the old equipment that the Air Force used during the World War II and during the early
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that turns the military capability from conventional military capability into a modern military capability by pushing the research and development for science and technology especially on the weapons program. The policy was to deter the threat from the Soviet and their Eastern Bloc allies and
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ended the war. On October 20, 1945, Twining led three B-29s in developing a new route from Guam to Washington via India and Germany. They completed the 13,167-mile-trip in 59 hours, 30 minutes. He returned to the States where he was named commander of the
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Twining was re-appointed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the second term in 1959. However, due to his deteriorating health condition following major surgery, Twining chose to take early retirement from active-duty on September 30, 1960.
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or SAC as The United States primary Nuclear deterrence against the massive retaliation, as a result Strategic Air Command's strength increased multiple times rather than when Strategic Air Command was first established in 1946. In 1958 when the
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were not weather, astronomical or other phenomenon but rather objects that warranted further investigation. Twining wrote “The phenomenon reported is something real and not visionary or fictitious.”
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General Twining held the ratings of Command Pilot and Aircraft Observer. In addition, General Twining was awarded numerous personal decorations from the U.S. military and foreign countries.
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during the immediate postwar years and played major role in easing the interservice rivalry. The interservice rivalry had emerged following the end of World War II and the establishment of
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During his tenure as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Twining also played central role in working out a new procedures to coordinate a nuclear strike plans in order to prevent the
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causing the neighboring Lebanon to be concerned that the uprising might spread within the Lebanon area. Those eventually leading General Twining to convince President Eisenhower to
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and strength the United States deterrence against the United States enemy, especially those who own Nuclear Weapons. This resulted in the development of land-based missiles and
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was the best deterrent to Communist military power. As a result, several of new Strategic Air Command bases including the Strategic Air Command underground command center in
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forces along with the Western Allies. However General Twining saw that it was not necessary for that and The Soviet finally withdrew from its deadline in May 1959.
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after placing well in a competitive examination for members of the National Guard. Because the program was shortened to produce more officers for
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As Air Force Chief of Staff General Twining also achieved the reputation for appeasing the acrimonious controversies which characterized the
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Twining was the son of Clarence Walker Twining and Maize (Barber) Twining. His family had a strong military background; his brother
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Strategic air warfare: an interview with generals Curtis E. LeMay, Leon W. Johnson, David A. Burchinal, and Jack J. Catton
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Four Stars: The Inside Story of The Forty-Year Battle Between the Joint Chiefs of Staff and America's Civilian Leaders
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broke out in Europe he was assigned to the operations division on the Air Staff; then in 1942 he was sent to the
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and spent six days in life rafts. After arriving in Europe, he commanded the Fifteenth Air Force as well as the
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from 1957 to 1960. He was the first member of the Air Force to serve as Chairman. Twining was a distinguished
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An extensive amateur astronomy observatory facility located in rural central New Mexico is named after him.
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for three years, including post-war occupation duty in Germany, in 1922 Twining was reassigned to the
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General Twining was also an ardent advocate of the Strategic Air Command and strongly believed that
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Following his retirement from active duty Twining worked as vice chairman for the publishing firm
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U.S. Army ground and air generals confer with their chief. From left to right: Major General
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In 1956, Twining was chosen by Eisenhower to head a delegation of senior officers to visit
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History of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Vol. 4: Into the Missile Age, 1956-1960
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in the last push against Japan, however he was in this command only a short time when the
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when The People's Republic of China forces (PRC) attacked the Taiwan Territory island of
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of Lebanon from the incoming uprising. General Twining also played major role during the
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years of the Air Force following the Air Force receiving its own autonomy in 1947.
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General Nathan F. Twining with the other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at
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in the Navy. Twining's stepmother, Frances Staver Twining, was the author of
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was built during General Twining's tenure as Air Force Chief of Staff.
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where he became chief of staff of the Allied air forces in that area.
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Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff General Nathan F. Twining with
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in 1959. Twining was also credited for established the growth of The
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at an air force base with Badger and Bison bombers flying overhead.
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surrendered, Arnold sent Twining back to the Pacific to command the
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Iraqi's insurgent managed to topple the Iraqi's monarchy government
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Council of War: A History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1942-1991
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Kohn, Richard H.; LeMay, Curtis E.; Harahan, Joseph P. (1988).
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Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
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Recipients of the Order of the Phoenix with Swords (Greece)
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United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni
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and another two carriers from the Mediterranean including
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Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (South Korea)
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After three years there Twining was set to retire as a
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United States Army Air Forces generals of World War II
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Order of the Partisan Star with Golden Wreath (I rank)
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Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the White Elephant
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Official Army and Air Force Register, 1948, p. 1852.
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General Nathan F. Twining died on March 29, 1982, at
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Gugseon Medal of the Order of National Security Merit
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Vice chiefs of staff of the United States Air Force
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